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8:25 PM ET, May 13, 2013

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Mark Sherman / bigstory.ap.org:
GOVT OBTAINS WIDE AP PHONE RECORDS IN PROBE  —  You are here  —  Home » Government and politics » Govt obtains wide AP phone records in probe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press …
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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Justice Dept. secretly seized AP reporters' phone records
Discussion: Politico
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
President Obama waited 3 days to address the IRS scandal.  Why?  —  On Monday, President Obama called the singling out of conservative groups by the Internal Revenue Service “outrageous”, adding: “I have no patience with it.  I will not tolerate it.”  —  Obama's strong condemnation …
Discussion: Post Politics
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
White House counsel told of IRS review in April  —  The White House counsel's office was informed in April of an inspector general's review of the Internal Revenue Service, press secretary Jay Carney said Monday.  —  Carney told reporters that the counsel's office was told of the examination …
New York Times:
Who Can Take Republicans Seriously?  —  It is time for President Obama to abandon his hopes of reaching a grand budget bargain with Republicans.  —  At every opportunity since they took over the House in 2011, Republicans have made it clear that they have no interest in reaching a compromise with the White House.
Jared A. Favole / Wall Street Journal:
Obama Stands By Benghazi Response
Discussion: Washington Wire and Real Science
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Voters trust Clinton over GOP on Benghazi  —  PPP's newest national poll finds that Republicans aren't getting much traction with their focus on Benghazi over the last week.  Voters trust Hillary Clinton over Congressional Republicans on the issue of Benghazi by a 49/39 margin …
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Jim Williams / Public Policy Polling:
Americans so over hipsters  —  Just 16% of Americans have a favorable opinion of hipsters, a new PPP poll on the much-discussed subculture shows.  42% have an unfavorable opinion of hipsters, and 43% aren't sure.  Democrats (18% favorable, 34% unfav) are twice as likely as Republicans (9% fav, 48% unfav) to have a favorable opinion.
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Benghazi Investigation Does Not Reignite Broad Public Interest  —  Reactions Split Along Partisan Lines  —  OVERVIEW  —  The public paid limited attention to last week's congressional hearings on Benghazi.  Fewer than half (44%) of Americans say they are following the hearings very or fairly closely …
Discussion: Post Politics
ProPublica:
IRS Office That Targeted Tea Party Also Disclosed Confidential Docs From Conservative Groups  —  The same IRS office that deliberately targeted conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status in the run-up to the 2012 election released nine pending confidential applications of conservative groups to ProPublica late last year.
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New York Times:
I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue to Seize On  —  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service's special scrutiny of small-government groups applying for tax-exempt status went beyond keyword hunts for organizations with “Tea Party” or “Patriot” in their names …
Dana Bash / CNN:
First hearings on IRS targeting Friday
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and The Daily Caller
Sarah Hoye / CNN:
Doctor found guilty of first-degree murder in Philadelphia abortion case  —  Philadelphia (CNN) — A jury Monday found a Philadelphia abortion provider guilty of three counts of first-degree murder.  —  Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, was accused of killing babies by using scissors to cut their spinal cords.
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Vince Lattanzio / Philadelphia News …:
Gosnell Jury: “We're Hung on 2 Counts”  —  After 10 days deliberating the case, jurors say they can't reach a consensus on two counts  —  Defense attorney Jack McMahon delivers his closing argument in the capital murder trial of former abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell.
Bernie Woodall / Reuters:
Saudi man arrested in Detroit after statement on pressure cooker  —  (Reuters) - A Saudi Arabian man was arrested in Detroit and charged with making a false statement about why he brought a pressure cooker with him on a flight from Amsterdam, according to a criminal complaint filed on Monday.
Discussion: Riehl World News and Hullabaloo
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Detroit Free Press:
Saudi traveler with pressure cooker arrested at Detroit Metro Airport
Discussion: The Raw Story and Daily Mail
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
Donald Trump: Obama might have lost  —  Donald Trump said Monday that if the details surrounding the IRS targeting tea party groups and last week's Benghazi hearing had come out last fall, President Barack Obama might not have won reelection.  —  “This is a big, big story that is probably …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Carl Bernstein: IRS targeting not Watergate
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama on Benghazi: 'There's No There There'  —  At a press conference today at the White House, President Obama said “There's no there there” on criticism of how his administration handled the Benghazi terror attack:  —  “And suddenly three days ago this gets spun up as if there's something new to the story …
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Kathleen Hennessey / Los Angeles Times:
Obama calls controversy over Benghazi talking points a ‘sideshow’
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A talk with Jason Richwine: ‘I do not apologize for any of my work’ … “It seemed like that day lasted forever,” says Jason Richwine of last Wednesday, when he found himself in the middle of a media firestorm over his writings about Hispanic immigrants and intelligence.  “I knew that this probably would not end well.”
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Did Obama Cry During His Press Conference?  —  Reuters thinks so, and says in its caption that this wire photo shows a “tear.”  —  Via: JIM BOURG / Reuters  —  The Photo Description  —  Via: JIM BOURG / Reuters  —  View Entire List ›
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and TheBlaze.com
Jill Lawrence / NationalJournal.com:
Will the Benghazi and IRS Probes Do More Damage to Obama or the GOP?  —  Impeachment talk and multiple investigations recall the Clinton era that Obama promised to avoid.  —  Barack Obama put himself on the road to winning the 2008 Iowa caucuses, the Democratic nomination …
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Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Rove group slams Clinton on Benghazi in first 2016 attack ad
Discussion: The Agonist
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Stockman: ‘Democrats worship abortion’  —  Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Tex.) lashed out at Democrats over the issue of abortion on Monday just minutes after a jury returned a guilty verdict in the high-profile case of an abortion doctor accused of multiple homicides.
Discussion: Politico, CNN and The Week
 
 
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Ron Paul / Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity:
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Newt Gingrich doesn't know what a smartphone is and he made a video to talk about it.
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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